BOCOG ahead of schedule on Olympic pledge

时间：2007-10-24 05:51:27

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Oct.24 - Comprehensive environmental plans outlined during the bidding period of the Beijing Olympic Games have largely been fulfilled, an official from the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) has said.

 

The recently released Beijing 2008 Environmental Protection, Innovation and Improvement Report (2001-06) details how this has been done, Deputy-Director of the BOCOG Construction and Environment Department Yu Xiaoxuan said.

 

"Beijing has accelerated construction of urban infrastructure1 suitable for sustainable development in order to guarantee the health of the Olympic athletes and its citizens," Yu said.

 

Beijing spent about 120 billion yuan ($16 billion) on environmental protection projects from 1998 to 2006, more than the scheduled 100 billion yuan committed while bidding for the Games," he said.

 

Yu detailed2 the projects that had been completed:

 

Last year, the natural gas supply was 3.8 billion cu m, up from 1 million cu m in 2000. This year, 4.6 billion cu m is targeted and this will increased to between 4 and 5 billion cu m in 2008.

 

Since December 2005, Beijing has applied3 Euro III emission4 standards for vehicles, two years earlier than scheduled.

 

At the end of last year forest cover in Beijing was 51 percent. This exceeded the target of 50 percent coverage5 by 2008. By the end of this year, the percentage is expected to be 51.6.

 

The treatment rate of wastewater in suburban6 areas was 90 percent by the end of last year, reaching the goal set for 2008.

 

The safe and clean treatment of garbage was 96.5 percent in 2006, near the goal of 98 percent set for 2008.

 

In order to ensure clear skies for the Olympics, Beijing is considering implementing7 contingency8 plans, involving surrounding cities and provinces.

 

"These might include regulations preventing polluting vehicles entering Beijing and temporarily shutting down polluting companies during the Games. A scientific plan is under way," Yu said.

 

Beijing tested these contingency plans in August, banning more than 1 million cars a day from the roads.

 

Air quality was judged to be "fairly good" during the four days that the plan was effective.

 

"Implementing temporary plans during the Olympic Games is normal practice, but they are only temporary. What's more important is the continued efforts we make to improve the environment for people," Yu said.

 

From tomorrow, the Seventh World Conference on Sport and the Environment will begin in Beijing.

 

The International Olympic Committee and the BOCOG jointly9 organized the three-day event, in partnership10 with the United Nations Environment Program.

 

Its motto is: "From Plan to Action"

 
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1 infrastructure UbBz5     
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
参考例句：
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
2 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
参考例句：
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
3 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
参考例句：
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
4 emission vjnz4     
n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发
参考例句：
  • Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
  • Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。
5 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
6 suburban Usywk     
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
  • Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
  • There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
7 implementing be68540dfa000a0fb38be40d32259215     
v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
参考例句：
  • -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句
8 contingency vaGyi     
n.意外事件，可能性
参考例句：
  • We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
  • A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。
9 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
10 partnership NmfzPy     
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
  • The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
  • Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

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